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Kamal Wahab, MD, Family Medicine, Gainesville, FL

Kamal Wahab MD HMDC

Family Medicine•Gainesville, FL

Geriatric Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Medical Director

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  • 7520 W University AveGainesville, FL 32607

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Summary

  • Dr. Kamal Wahab is based in Gainesville, FL, specializing in Family Medicine with subspecialties in Geriatric Medicine and Hospice & Palliative Medicine. He completed fellowships in these fields at the University of Miami/Jackson Health System. His career includes roles as Medical Director at Vitas since 2023, and a Physician at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital since 2021. Dr. Wahab has focused on hospice care and geriatrics, with notable publications in journals such as the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. He received a COVID-19 Recognition Award in 2019-2020 from the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Education & Training

  • University of Miami/Jackson Health System
    University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2020 - 2021
  • University of Miami/Jackson Health System
    University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2019 - 2020
  • American University of Beirut Medical Center
    American University of Beirut Medical CenterFamily Medicine Residency, 2015 - 2019
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School
    Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2012 - 2015
  • University of Balamand Faculty of Medicine
    University of Balamand Faculty of MedicineClass of 2012, MD

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - 2027
  • HMDC
    Hospice Medical Director Board Certification HMDC

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • COVID-19 Recognition Award University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, 2019-2020

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS DEMENTIA AMONG LEBANESE ADULTS  
    Martine Elbejjani, Kamal Wahab, Tracey Moussa, Rita ElHachem, Elie Toni Korbani, Maria Tanielian, Georges Assaf, Alzheimer's and Dementia, 7/2019
  • Effect of E.coli outer membrane vesicles on monocyte-platelet aggregates  
    Dobrydneva Y, Wahab KH, Soult MC, Sullivan CJ, Lonergan N, The FASEB Journal, 4/2014

Abstracts/Posters

  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicles Alter Mediators of Inflammation and Coagulation
    Soult MC, Wahab KH, Dobrydneva Y, BriP LD, Sullivan CJ, 9th Annual Academic Surgical Congress. San Diego, CA, USA.
  • When Being Alone in a Hospital Worse Than Dying: How One Patient’s Hospital Trauma during COVID-19 Pandemic May Have Contributed to a Premature Death and Unnecessary S...
    Kamal Wahab, MD ,Mariana Khawand, MD, Annual Assembly Hospice & Palliative Medicine 2021, 2021
  • Frailty Index from Common Laboratory Tests (FI-LAB) as a Predictor of In-Hospital Mortality in Hospitalized Older Veterans
    Christian Gomez, MD1, Natalie Mansour, MD1, Otoniel Ysea-Hill, MD1, Kamal Wahab, MD1,2, Mihn Hoang3, Mabel Labrada, MD2,3, and Jorge G. Ruiz, MD1,2, American Geriatric Society 2021 Virtual meeting, 2021
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Committees

  • President, AUBMC RSO (Resident Staff Organisation) 2018 - 2019
  • Member, AUBMC GEMC (Graduate Medical Education Commitee) 2017 - 2019

Research History

  • Post Doctoral Research Scholar2012 - 2015

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